After revolving around red plant for 8 years, India's Mars Orbiter quietly bids adieu
It should be noted that, despite intending to have a life of only six months, Mangalyaan had completed its eight years in the orbit of Mars just less than a week ago.
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Nearly after revolving around the red planet for 8 glorious years and sending some vital information to earth, India's maiden "Mission to Mars"- Mangalyaan, has finally bid farewell. As per the reports, the Mangalyaan has run out of propellant, and its battery drained beyond the safe limit.
It should be noted that, despite intending to have a life of only six months, Mangalyaan had completed its eight years in the orbit of Mars just less than a week ago.
It should be noted that the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), which operates the spacecraft around Mars, has not yet issued any statement regarding this issue. It is being said that, ISRO had been performing orbital maneuvers on MOM spacecraft to take it to a new orbit to avoid an impending eclipse in the past.
The Rs 450 crore Mars Orbiter Mission was launched onboard PSLV-C25 on November five, 2013 and the MOM spacecraft was successfully inserted into Martian orbit on September 24, 2014, in its first attempt.The spacecraft was equipped with five instruments to study the Martian surface features, morphology, mineralogy, and the Martian atmosphere.
The five instruments included the Mars Color Camera (MCC), Thermal Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (TIS), Methane Sensor for Mars (MSM), Mars Exospheric Neutral Composition Analyser (MENCA), and Lyman Alpha Photometer (LAP).
India has been planning to launch another mission to Mars in the coming years, which is also likely to be an Orbiter. Former Isro chief K Sivan, during his tenure in 2021, said Mangalyaan-2 will be undertaken only after the launch of Chandrayaan-3, India's upcoming Moon mission.